Hour after hour they paraded down the boulevards of Europe's major
capitals, some 200,000 in Brussels (the largest demonstration in the
city since World War II), almost 200,000 in London, another 200,000 in
Rome, taking to the streets to oppose deployment of new U.S. nuclear
missiles in Europe. The smallest turnout was in Paris, where only
40,000 marched, a reflection of the fact that France remains on the
periphery of the peace movement that is rising across the Continent.
The Communists were the only major party supporting the protest, and
President...